Comment on Osiah Horst on Old Order Mennonites by Tom Schulte.
I don’t want to enter the giveaway (let someone else have the joy of winning) but will probably buy the book soon.
I do want to say this was a really well written interview. I especially liked hearing about the OOM. It’s fun reading about groups with a totally different lifestyle, sort of like reading western fiction.
Eric, does it help your site in any way (other than the community spirit) to get comments? I am an avid reader but have rarely seen a need to comment.
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